MOSCOW (MRC) -- Russia's imports of polycarbonate (PC) and compounds decreased to about 6,000 tonnes in January-July 2016, down 58% year on year, as per MRC DataScope.
It should be noted a decrease in the supply of PC granules for sheet extrusion in the structure of imports. Imports of PC granules for sheet extrusion fell to 1,000 tonnes over the reported period compared with 9,000 tonnes year on year.
Sabic Innovative Plastics, the main supplier of PC granules for sheet extrusion into Russia practically did not import the material into the country. Last year Sabic Innovative Plastics imported about 6,300 tonnes of PC granules for sheet extrusion.
That is why injection moulding sector dominated in the structure of PC imports firstly for the several years. Its imports volumes remained at the last year's level at 4,000 tonnes over the first seven months of the year, which accounted for 69% from the total PC imports into the country.
Imports volumes of extrusion PC slightly increased in July. July extrusion PC imports into the country grew to 0,700 tonnes, compared with 0,100 tonnes in June. Total imports of extrusion PC into Russia were 1,600 tonnes compared with 0,440 tonnes in June.
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